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וישלח · Vayishlach · Genesis 32:4-32:13

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Genesis 32:4

And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

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Jacob 'sent messengers' to Esau. What might be unexpected about the ordinary-sounding word used here for those he sent?

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